boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoUK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphoneswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkUK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphoneswww.bbc.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlickeringScreens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI think it’s fine for kids to have a phone as long as the parents properly limit their use
minus-squareccunix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIs the sort of parent who gives a 5 year old their own phone going really going to a limit the use? I think the crossover in that Venn diagram is pretty small.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoIt is not hard. Just have a family app and you can set an allowance of total and for each app. Takes like 10 minutes to set up.
I think it’s fine for kids to have a phone as long as the parents properly limit their use
Is the sort of parent who gives a 5 year old their own phone going really going to a limit the use? I think the crossover in that Venn diagram is pretty small.
It is not hard. Just have a family app and you can set an allowance of total and for each app. Takes like 10 minutes to set up.
good point